Identify Activity That Will Require
Augmentation in FY 2001-02
OPERATE AND MAINTAIN
NEW BUILDING EQUIPMENT
Over the past ten years,
a large quantity of mechanical equipment has been added
to campus buildings. Major and Minor Capital Outlay projects,
department-funded projects, grants, and other funding sources
contribute to the increase in equipment, but do not provide
operating nor maintenance funding and support.
The net increase in
equipment added to campus buildings, over the period, exceeds
1,800 items, not including the Fine Arts Renovation project.
(Examples of equipment items added and maintained include:
exhaust fans, pumps, air conditioning units, air compressors,
steam boilers, etc.) This equipment represents ongoing,
additional maintenance workload and expense for the Facilities
Management department.
In FY 2000/01, Facilities
Management received permanent funding from RPP of $210,000
and $88,000 in temporary funding for this need. The funding
was used to satisfy a majority of the backlog associated
with new equipment. In order to continue maintenance cycles
established in FY 2000/01 and to ensure the additional equipment
is at least minimally maintained, the $88,000 received last
fiscal year as temporary funding must be permanently funded.
These additional funds
will then cover the ongoing costs to repair or replace motors,
compressors, pumps, controls, tools, filters, bearings,
seals, belts, chemicals, cleaners, refrigerant, insulation,
etc.
The consequences of
not properly maintaining this additional equipment on an
ongoing basis is that it will fail prematurely, impacting
instruction, research and occupant safety. In addition,
lack of proper or consistent maintenance will create a need
to replace costly equipment sooner.
